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[SOLVED] Are synchronizers used only in control signals to avoid meta-stability?

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Are synchronizers (like double DFF) used only in control signals to avoid meta-stability? If yes, how are data signals protected from meta-stability?
 

Hi,

You should add double DFF with all asynchronous signal inputs where you need high reliability.
Thus I'd add synchronizers on data lines.
I personally try to avoid asynchronous signals... this is one reason why I try to run a whole PCB from one single clock source.

The higher the data rate (signal frequency) the more likely are meatastability problems.

In detail it depends on the signals, related signals (data_clock), signal frequency, system clock frequency, reliability...

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I wonder where you get an "asynchronous data bus" usually there are related control signals.
If there are any, then you may avoid the synchronizers on the datalines.

In most cases the synchronizers won't hurt...

Klaus
 

The problem with data is the consistent transfer of multi-bit entities. Synchronizers are useless in this regard.

For high data rates, DCFIFO is the suggested method, for low data rates a synchronised data ready signal, data just false path.
 

besides,a hand shake scheme is also used for low data rates(only for single bit).
 

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